This week, Candace sent her son Carmine to preschool for the first time.

He was ready. She thought she was ready too. And then something happened that surprised her – and opened up a much bigger conversation about business, control, and what it really means to be ready.

In this episode, she covers:

❤️ The difference between preparation and feeling ready (and why both matter)

❤️ What the readiness gap actually is and why it shows up

❤️ What you can control in business vs. what you can’t

❤️ Why your emotional reaction to a big milestone matters

❤️ How your team’s readiness might be ahead of your own

❤️ The real cost of extending your control too far

Plus the realization that hit her in the parking lot and how it changes everything about how she’s thinking about delegation and leadership at Dante and Dory’s. Hear from Candace’s heart this week on what really matters, why big feelings are okay, and how you are probably more ready then you think for that next step in your business.